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Table 4 Comparison of each dimension score of the Chinese School-aged’ Children’s Eating Behavior Scale among different characteristics of children and caregivers in the third investigation of the scale (\(\overline{x} \pm s\))

From: Development and preliminary evaluation of Chinese School-aged Children’s Eating Behavior Scale

 

n

Food fussiness

Food responsiveness

Appetite

Bad eating habit

Susceptible eating

Restrained eating

Enjoyment of food

Junk food preference

Gender

         

Boys

354

2.49 ± 0.81

2.55 ± 0.77

2.36 ± 0.89

2.16 ± 0.71

2.23 ± 0.60

1.75 ± 0.81

3.26 ± 0.74

2.75 ± 0.80

Girls

330

2.52 ± 0.82

2.53 ± 0.79

2.36 ± 0.94

2.06 ± 0.65

2.25 ± 0.62

1.81 ± 0.78

3.26 ± 0.78

2.69 ± 0.76

Age (years)

         

6–8

151

2.57 ± 0.83

2.54 ± 0.73

2.15 ± 0.78

2.17 ± 0.64

2.32 ± 0.60

1.72 ± 0.72

1.67 ± 0.73

2.76 ± 0.72

9–10

298

2.44 ± 0.82

2.48 ± 0.87

2.42 ± 1.02a

2.01 ± 0.65a

2.16 ± 0.64a

1.80 ± 0.80

1.81 ± 0.81

2.67 ± 0.85

11–12

235

2.40 ± 0.78a

2.44 ± 0.76

2.46 ± 0.92a

1.87 ± 0.59a, b

2.11 ± 0.57a

1.99 ± 0.89a, b

1.77 ± 0.80

2.72 ± 0.77

Place of residence

         

Urban

370

2.51 ± 0.82

2.55 ± 0.79

2.36 ± 0.92

2.11 ± 0.68

2.25 ± 0.61

1.78 ± 0.80

3.27 ± 0.77

2.72 ± 0.78

Rural

314

2.45 ± 0.79

2.43 ± 0.69

2.33 ± 0.93

1.99 ± 0.66

2.19 ± 0.63

1.82 ± 0.75

3.21 ± 0.80

2.67 ± 0.74

Education of caregiver

         

Junior high School or less

120

2.46 ± 0.74

2.42 ± 0.71

2.32 ± 0.92

2.05 ± 0.69

2.21 ± 0.56

1.83 ± 0.78

3.25 ± 0.68

2.80 ± 0.73

Senior high school

249

2.44 ± 0.85

2.48 ± 0.89

2.39 ± 0.99

2.02 ± 0.66

2.16 ± 0.64

1.84 ± 0.85

3.22 ± 0.80

2.70 ± 0.84

College or university or graduate

315

2.58 ± 0.79

2.67 ± 0.68c, d

2.35 ± 0.82

2.28 ± 0.67c, d

2.36 ± 0.59d

1.69 ± 0.75

3.20 ± 0.73

2.73 ± 0.71

Family per capita monthly income(RMB, Yuan)

         

 < 3000

110

2.36 ± 0.79

2.48 ± 0.85

2.36 ± 0.97

2.15 ± 0.68

2.17 ± 0.64

1.81 ± 0.76

3.19 ± 0.80

2.79 ± 0.79

3000 ~ 

330

2.49 ± 0.79

2.55 ± 0.80

2.43 ± 0.93

2.13 ± 0.68

2.27 ± 0.61

1.78 ± 0.82

3.26 ± 0.71

2.71 ± 0.77

 ≥ 5000

244

2.57 ± 0.84

2.55 ± 0.74

2.30 ± 0.87

2.07 ± 0.72

2.24 ± 0.61

1.79 ± 0.77

3.29 ± 0.80

2.71 ± 0.81

Family structure

         

Nuclear family

406

2.45 ± 0.79

2.48 ± 0.75

2.36 ± 0.91

2.05 ± 0.66

2.21 ± 0.60

1.82 ± 0.81

3.24 ± 0.76

2.68 ± 0.77

Stem family

201

2.62 ± 0.87e

2.67 ± 0.82e

2.37 ± 0.92

2.25 ± 0.73e

2.31 ± 0.61

1.65 ± 0.76e

3.28 ± 0.77

2.82 ± 0.80

Single parent family

77

2.50 ± 0.75

2.58 ± 1.04

2.13 ± 0.93

2.23 ± 0.68

2.33 ± 0.82

1.82 ± 0.67

3.51 ± 0.80

2.55 ± 0.69

BMI

         

Thinner

60

2.77 ± 0.80

2.25 ± 0.78

2.00 ± 0.82

2.41 ± 0.78

2.22 ± 0.56

2.01 ± 0.88

2.95 ± 0.74

2.26 ± 0.74

Normal

531

2.51 ± 0.81f

2.52 ± 0.77

2.34 ± 0.89f

2.29 ± 0.68f

2.24 ± 0.60

1.78 ± 0.79f

3.28 ± 0.74f

2.32 ± 0.78f

Overweight/obesity

93

2.22 ± 0.81f, g

2.70 ± 0.82 g

2.95 ± 0.97f, g

2.00 ± 0.61f, g

2.24 ± 0.76

1.49 ± 0.70f, g

3.39 ± 0.88f

2.79 ± 0.79f, g

  1. aCompared with the age group of 6–8 years old p < 0.05
  2. bCompared with the age group of 9–10 years old p < 0.05
  3. cCompared with the group of junior high school and below p < 0.05
  4. dCompared with the group of senior high school p < 0.05
  5. eCompared with the group of nuclear family p < 0.05
  6. fCompared with the group of thin p < 0.05
  7. gCompared with the group of normal p < 0.05